AMBULANCE: 119

Aichi
Akita
Aomori
Chiba
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Gunma
Hiroshima
Hokkaido
Hyogo
Ibaraki
Iwate
Kagoshima
Kanagawa
Kobe
Kumamoto
Kyoto
Miyagi (Sendai)
Miyazaki
Nagano
Nagasaki
Nagoya
Naha
Nara
Niigata
Oita
Okinawa
Osaka
Saga
Saitama
Sapporo
Shizuoka
Tochigi

Tokyo

General Hospitals (English speaking staff available)
Dental
Dermatology
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Opticians
Orthopedics
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics
Psychiatry / Psychology
Psychiatric Hospitals
Pharmacies
Other Hospitals

Medical Evacuation Assistance in Tokyo

Yamagata
Yamaguchi
Yamanashi

Note: The U.S. Embassy Tokyo, Japan assumes no responsibility or liability for the professional ability or reputation of, or the quality of services provided by, the medical professionals, medical facilities or air ambulance services whose names appear on the following lists. Names are normally listed alphabetically, and the order in which they appear has no other significance. Professional credentials and areas of expertise are provided directly by the medical professional, medical facility or air ambulance service.

Further information is also available on Importing or Bringing Medication into Japan for Personal Use

We also have specific information available on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Avian Influenza.

Information for international travelers can also be found on the Center for Disease Control Travelers' Health site

The State Department features important health related information as well on the Bureau of Consular Affairs site

An alternate source of medical referrals is provided by the AMDA International Medical Information Center of Japan on their Web site at homepage3.nifty.com/amdack/english/E-index.html.

They also provide telephone help in English Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Call 03-5285-8088 in Tokyo, or 06-4395-0555 in Osaka.

Assistance in Chinese, Spanish, Korean and other languages is also available. AMDA can also help you with questions about the Japanese health insurance system.